The Codification of Criminal Law
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- Hardcover
556 pages
- Release Date
28 June 2014
Summary
This volume contributes to the codification debate by bringing together research articles which compare and contrast the experience of countries which have a criminal code with those operating a case law system. The articles consider the criticisms that are often made of criminal code systems such as: the implicit restrictions on judicial discretion; the tendency towards inflexibility; the discrepancy that can develop between the theory and the development of the law in practice; and the pote…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781409454663 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1409454665 |
| Author: | Michael Bohlander, Daley Birkett |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 556 |
| Release Date: | 28 June 2014 |
| Weight: | 1.30kg |
| Dimensions: | 244mm x 169mm |
| Series: | The International Library of Essays on Criminal Law |
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About The Author
Michael Bohlander
Michael Bohlander is Professor of Law at Durham University, UK and Daley Birkett is Research Associate at Human Rights Law Centre, University of Nottingham, UK. Ferdinand Fairfax Stone, Paul H. Robinson, A.T.H. Smith, Francis Bennion, Andrew Ashworth, Celia Wells, Barbara Shapiro, Lindsay Farmer, M.L. Friedland, Grainne de Burca, Simon Gardner, Lord Bingham, Mrs Justice Arden, Herbert Wechsler, Michael T. Cahill, Usman Mohammad, G.L. Radbruch, Stefan Vogenauer, Mirjan Damaska, Mr Justice Scarman, H.R. Hahlo, L.C.B. Gower, M.R. Topping, J.P.M. Vandenlinden, Gilles Letourneau, Stanley A. Cohen, Jenny Lavery
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